Denton Surname
Approximately 58,630 people bear this surname
Denton Surname Definition:
From the old barony of Denton in Dumfriesshire. Alan de Denton was juror on an inquest held at Gerwan (Girvan) in 1260 (Bain, I, 3674). In 1329 Elizabet de Denton received a legacy from the Queen (ER., I, p. 216).
Denton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39,020 | 1:9,289 | 1,119 |
| England | 10,428 | 1:5,343 | 746 |
| Australia | 3,108 | 1:8,686 | 1,291 |
| Canada | 1,378 | 1:26,738 | 3,566 |
| Jamaica | 991 | 1:2,896 | 449 |
| South Africa | 934 | 1:58,006 | 7,355 |
| New Zealand | 812 | 1:5,577 | 907 |
| Wales | 316 | 1:9,793 | 1,081 |
| Scotland | 180 | 1:29,743 | 3,095 |
| France | 160 | 1:415,142 | 60,629 |
| Ireland | 158 | 1:29,803 | 2,648 |
| Mexico | 139 | 1:892,994 | 12,335 |
| Northern Ireland | 130 | 1:14,193 | 1,982 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Argentina | 77 | 1:555,109 | 40,132 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Jersey | 27 | 1:3,674 | 721 |
| Isle of Man | 27 | 1:3,179 | 679 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 39 | 1:113,586 | 6,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,451 | 1:4,472 | 678 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,517 | 1:7,706 | 988 |
Denton (7,524) may also be a first name.
Denton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the old barony of Denton in Dumfriesshire. Alan de Denton was juror on an inquest held at Gerwan (Girvan) in 1260 (Bain, I, 3674). In 1329 Elizabet de Denton received a legacy from the Queen (ER., I, p. 216).
(English) belonging to Denton = the Valley-Farm [Old English denu -b tún]
(English) One who came from Denton (homestead in a valley), the name of many places in England.
Parishes in cos. Durham, Hunts, Kent, Lancaster, Lincoln, Norfolk, Oxon, Northampt., Sussex, York, and Northumberland.
(Saxon.) Local. A town in the county of Buckingham, England. From den, a valley, and ton, a town.
A branch of the Barons of Tatershall, descended from Eudo, a companion of the Conqueror (Banks, Dorm. and Ext. Peerage, Art. Tatteshall).
A location name in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, etc. (16 places).
Denton Demographics
Average Male Denton Height
176.91 cm
Average Female Denton Height
162.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Denton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Denton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Denton (Russian: Дентон) occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Denton.
How Common Is The Last Name Denton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,630th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 124,297 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Denton live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Denton is also the 74,067th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 7,524 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 39,020 people, or 1 in 9,289. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Tennessee, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 91 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Denton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Denton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Denton surname rose 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 929 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 405 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Denton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Denton surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Denton surname are 16.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.18% being registered with the party.
The amount Denton earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15% more than the national average, earning 397,985 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.65% more than the national average, earning R 331,872 per year; in United States they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $42,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $51,775 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentone | 92 | 1,223 | / |
| Dentont | 92 | 8 | / |
| Dentoon | 92 | 5 | / |
| Dentong | 92 | 4 | / |
| Dienton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dentton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Deenton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dennton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Denthong | 86 | 162 | / |
| Denttone | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dentoing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dentan | 83 | 318 | / |
| Dinton | 83 | 28 | / |
| Dentom | 83 | 10 | / |
| Demton | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dentun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deenthong | 80 | 10 | / |
| Dentonová | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dentoom | 77 | 220 | / |
| Dentand | 77 | 154 | / |
| Dentant | 77 | 136 | / |
| Dinthon | 77 | 61 | / |
| Demtong | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dhentan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dintong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Denthan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dionton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dentane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dentung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deentom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dentgan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Duinton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dinthong | 71 | 62 | / |
| Dentandt | 71 | 16 | / |
| Dintan | 67 | 50 | / |
| Dentam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dentanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dimton | 67 | 0 | / |
Denton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Denton in the Russian language | ||
| Дентон | denton | - |
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Denton Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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